Malaysia legislation
Section 43
of *ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1993
Section 43
(2)
A person is qualified for appointment under subsection (1) if—
(a)
he is a citizen; and
(b)
he—
(i)
has, for a period of not less than ten years preceding his appointment, been a Judge of a Syariah
Subordinate Court or a Kathi or a Registrar or a
Syariah Prosecutor of a State or sometimes one and sometimes another; or
(ii)
he is a person learned in Islamic Law.
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(3)
The persons who, immediately before the commencement of this section, were holding the appointment of Kathi under subsection 43(1) of the Enactment and were performing judicial functions shall, on the commencement of this section, continue to hold office as Judges of the Syariah High Court as if they had been appointed under subsection (1).
(4)
All appointments under this section shall be published in the Gazette.
Appointment of Judges of Syariah Subordinate Courts